HARTFORD TOWNSHIP, MI -- A 22-year-old Covert man, arrested Thursday afternoon for driving on a suspended license and outstanding warrants, was found at the jail to be carrying half an ounce of crack cocaine as well, authorities said.

The drugs were stuffed down his pants, authorities said.

As a result, the man will face additional charges of trying to smuggle contraband into the jail.

According to a news release from the Van Buren County Sheriff’s Office, the narcotics unit conducting an investigation into cocaine sales in the city of Hartford first asked a a deputy from the Van Buren County Uniform Response Division to make contact with the occupants of a vehicle they spotted.

Terrance Mayes

After observing a traffic violation, the deputy pulled the car over in the 67000 block of 56th Avenue and the driver , Terrance Mayes, was found to have a suspended license, two outstanding warrants and a user amount of marijuana. Mayes was taken into custody without incident and transported to the Van Buren County Jail.

Once at the jail, Mayes was turned over to corrections officers in the jail and a more thorough search was conducted. Located on Mayes' person, was a plastic baggie containing a large amount of individually knotted baggies with crack cocaine, weighing approximately one half ounce. In addition, $538 cash was seized.

The discovery resulted in the additional charges of possession with intent to deliver cocaine, possession of marijuana, and smuggling contraband into a corrections facility.